The Krays were arrested in May 1968 and subsequently convicted of various crimes. Ronnie Kray died in 1995, while Reggie Kray succumbed to cancer in 2000 — just eight weeks after being released from prison on compassionate grounds.

Browning is making a deal to play the film’s female lead, though details of her role were not immediately available.

While Browning is coming off Paul W.S. Anderson‘s poorly-reviewed action movie “Pompeii,” she earned Hollywood’s respect for her performances in “Sleeping Beauty,” which garnered controversy at Cannes, and “God Help the Girl,” a musical that was well-received at Sundance earlier this year.